U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Elevance Health, J&J, Primerica July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Elevance Health, J&J and Primerica, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Elevance Health Inc ELV.N : Leerink Partners cuts target price to $620 from $630 * J&J JNJ.N : TD Cowen cuts target price to $185 from $195 * Primerica Inc PRI.N : Jefferies raises target price to $249 from $239 * Travelers Companies Inc TRV.N : HS

UPDATE 1-Citizens Financial profit beats estimates on strong capital markets Adds CEO's quotes on economy, rates paragraph 10-15 By Niket Nishant and Saeed Azhar July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. lender Citizens Financial CFG.N beat expectations for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, lifted by strong capital markets. A resilient U.S. economy has encouraged corporate executives to raise capital via bond sales, boosting the fees at banks i ncluding JPMorgan JPM.N and Bank of America BAC.N , which underwri

BUZZ-Citizens Financial gains on hopes of capital markets strength Updates ** Citizens Financial's CFG.N shares jump to their highest since March, last up 3.5% at $40.96 ** Bank expects "decent growth" in capital markets in the second half of the year, CEO Bruce Van Saun says ** Strong growth in capital markets business also helped CFG beat profit

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WRAPUP 1-US banks see high deposit costs, investment banking boost July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. lenders' second-quarter profits were squeezed by dampening loan demand and the high interest they paid to hold on to deposits, but a flurry of bond sales boosted their investment banking units. Citizens Financial CFG.N , US Bancorp USB.N , First Horizon FHN.N and Synchrony Financial SYF.N all paid higher rates compared with a year earlier on their customers' deposits, they said on Wednesday.